The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. - Thomas Sowell

Much of the secret of life consists in knowing how to laugh, and also how to breathe. - Alan Watts

Debate Recap: The Funeral of Joe Biden

The generation to which we belong is now learning from experience what happens when men retreat from freedom to a coercive organization of their affairs. Though they promise themselves a more abundant life, they must in practice renounce it; as the organized direction increases, the variety of ends must give way to uniformity. That is the nemesis of the planned society and the authoritarian principle in human affairs. - Walter Lippmann

What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it his heaven. - Hölderlin

Live your life as though politics is but a corner of it, not consumed by it. Recognize the incalculable value of intact families, vibrant and voluntary associations, community engagement, loving relationships, and institutions created and sustained outside the divisive realm of politics.

Foundation for Economic Education

16 Things Individuals Can Do to Help Bring America Together - FEE

Solving the polarization problem begins with our individual choices.

When the course of civilization takes an unexpected turn—when, instead of the continuous progress which we have come to expect, we find ourselves threatened by evils associated by us with past ages of barbarism—we naturally blame anything but ourselves. Have we not all striven according to our best lights, and have not many of our finest minds incessantly worked to make this a better world? Have not all our efforts and hopes been directed toward greater freedom, justice, and prosperity? If the outcome is so different from our aims— if, instead of freedom and prosperity, bondage and misery stare us in the face—is it not clear that sinister forces must have foiled our intentions, that we are the victims of some evil power which must be conquered before we can resume the road to better things? However much we may differ when we name the culprit—whether it is the wicked capitalist or the vicious spirit of a particular nation, the stupidity of our elders, or a social system not yet, although we have struggled against it for half a century, fully overthrown—we all are, or at last were until recently, certain of one thing: that the leading ideas which during the last generation have become common to most people of good will and have determined the major changes in our social life cannot have been wrong. We are ready to accept almost any explanation of the present crisis of our civilization except one: that the present state of the world may be the result of genuine error on our own part and that the pursuit of some of our most cherished ideals has apparently produced results utterly different from those which we expected. - F.A. Hayek

Contemporary events differ from history in that we do not know the results they will produce. Looking back, we can assess the significance of past occurrences and trace the consequences they have brought in their train. But while history runs its course, it is not history to us. It leads us into an unknown land, and but rarely can we get a glimpse of what lies ahead. It would be different if it were given to us to live a second time through the same events with all the knowledge of what we have seen before. How different would things appear to us; how important and often alarming would changes seem that we now scarcely notice! It is probably fortunate that man can never have this experience and knows of no laws which history must obey. Yet, although history never quite repeats itself, and just because no development is inevitable, we can in a measure learn from the past to avoid a repetition of the same process. One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one man under aspects which few yet see. - F.A. Hayek

The Total State, why myths have a very strong influence on people’s faith in government, and how humans inherently need to surround ourselves with those that share a similar world view.

Fountain

"YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice • Auron MacIntyre - Episode #316 • Listen on Fountain

Michael Malice (“YOUR WELCOME”) is joined by author and podcast host, Auron MacIntyre, to talk about his brand-new book, The Total State, why m...

Choose liberty over power, persuasion over force. Find ways in which you can leave the world not only a better place, but a freer one as well, for life without liberty is both unthinkable and unlivable. — Lawrence W. Reed

The Dysfunctional State with Michael Malice @Peter McCormack

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The Peter McCormack Show • The Dysfunctional State with Michael Malice - WBD830 • Listen on Fountain

Michael Malice is an anarchist, author, and podcaster. In this interview, we discuss US & UK elections, Warren's corruption, Trump's legal case and...

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers. — Thomas Pynchon

Above all, do not lie to yourself. ― Dostoevsky

Why the Scottish "Free Banking" Episode Doesn't Justify Fractional Reserves

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The Human Action Podcast • Why the Scottish "Free Banking" Episode Doesn't Justify Fractional Reserves • Listen on Fountain

Bob continues his feud with George Selgin, explaining why the alleged free banking period in Scotland doesn't show that free-market banks would car...

Reality is an aspect of property. It must be seized. And investigative journalism is the noble art of seizing reality back from the powerful. - Julian Assange